| A | B |
|---|
| misdeed | crime or wrong action |
| deceive | lie |
| steppe | a large area of flat grassland |
| previous | happening before |
| recite | to repeat from memory |
| titter | giggle |
| verandah | a porch usually roofed and partially enclosed |
| mealies | African corn |
| irrelevant | having nothing to do with a topic or concern |
| manure | animal waste; poop |
| Rupees | Indian money |
| Hindu | a religion popular in India. It has many gods and goddesses |
| pumice | a type of rock, sometimes used to scrub away dead skin |
| feminine | related to or having characteristics of a woman |
| maniac | a crazy person |
| Koran | the Muslim holy book |
| spades | shovels |
| plucked | featherless |
| tourist | a person who travels to another country |
| whitewash | a mixture used like paint to make something white |
| outcasts | people who are thrown out of or ignored by a group |
| muddled | confused |
| cower | crouch or shrink from fear |
| slums | poor area-often dirty and run down |
